Posted on 11/18/2024 8:57:30 AM PST by Red Badger
Haitian migrants are leaving Springfield, Ohio, “in droves” driven by fears that President-elect Donald Trump will deport them as soon as he enters office.
The small town made global headlines in September when Trump brought up reports that some immigrants were eating the residents’ pets and local wildlife.
“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats,” said Trump.
“They’re eating the pets of the people that live there.”
Trump’s remarks took on a life of their own, immediately becoming viral TikTok videos and even music videos on various social media platforms.
Two months later, the migrants are self-deporting.
“Some folks don’t have credit cards or access to the internet, and they want to buy a bus ticket or a plane ticket, so we help them book a flight,” Margery Koveleski told the Guardian. “People are leaving.”
“The owner of one store is wondering if he should move back to New York or to Chicago – he says his business is way down,” Koveleski added.
According to a report from The Guardian:
“Leaders in Springfield’s Haitian community and others have relayed reports of Haitians fleeing the city of 60,000 people in recent days for fear of being rounded up and deported after Donald Trump’s victory in the 5 November presidential election.”
Co-founder of the Haitian Community Alliance, Jacob Payen, said, “People are fully aware of the election result, and that is why they are leaving; they are afraid of a mass deportation.”
“Several of my customers have left. One guy with his family went to New Jersey; others have gone to Boston. I know three families that have gone to Canada.”
While some flee to nearby cities to evade deportation, others have taken temporary asylum in Brazil.
Trump’s new border czar, Tom Homan, called on gang members to self-deport because “we know who you are, and we’re gonna come and find you.”
“While we’re out prioritizing the public safety threats and national security threats, if you wanna self-deport, you should self-deport because, again, we know who you are, and we’re gonna come and find you,” Homan said
“So if you wanna self-deport, that’s fine,” Homan continued.
“But criminals and gang members, they get no favors from this administration. You came to this country illegally, which is a crime. You committed crimes against United States citizens, some heinous crimes. You get no grace period. So we’re coming for you.”
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Deportation plans
As we highlighted last week, the Trump administration aims to double the 41,000 detention beds that Congress allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Illegal migrants would be held in such facilities before being flown back to their country of origin.
Trump representative Karoline Leavitt told NBC:
“The American people re-elected President Trump by a resounding margin, giving him a mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail. He will deliver.”
Trump himself suggested that the 1798 law, ‘the Alien Enemies Act,’ could also be used to deport alleged gang members.
Newly nominated deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, said Trump is going full steam ahead in his plans for deportations.
“Any activists who doubt President Trump’s resolve in the slightest are making a drastic error: Trump will unleash the vast arsenal of federal powers to implement the most spectacular migration crackdown,” he told The New York Times.
“While we’re out prioritizing the public safety threats and national security threats”
This is SO refreshing! But it is such common sense that our government would protect us (why else even HAVE a government?) that it is appalling that we have to say this is good news.
Send all of them to Martha’s vineyard and FENCE THE PLACE IN.
It’s an island................
Good! GTFO!
Soon hiring illegals will have stiff consequences.
It was a city of 30,000 people before the Haitians moved in and now it’s a city of 60,000. The media seem worried about the damage to the local economy when 30,000 Hiatians leave.
“Falsely accused”, neo-Nazi marches. I never heard of the marches. Probably residents protesting but if you are not Antifa you must be a neo-Nazi or an FBI agent. And as for falsely, I think it was proven to be a possibility and that evidence existed of Haitians eating animals that are not seen by most Americans as a food source. Where do these things come from if they aren’t at least grounded in some truth? Trump didn’t make it up.
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